Food News
Eater reports that Dutch restaurant & bakery Vandaag (coverage here) to begin selling sausages via a takeout window on 6th street. Purple Ginger opens, replacing 6th St. Kitchen, via EVGrieve. Death + Co. bringing drinks to Fidi via Urbandaddy. East Village’s Terroir wins a James Beard Award; Outstanding Wine, Beer or Spirits Professional – Paul Grieco. […]
NYC Beer Week
As if Restaurant Week wasn’t enough to deal with, we have ten days of great beer events & specials going on all over the city. Hosted by the New York City Brewers Guild, this is an excellent opportunity to support local beer. the 6th Annual New York City Beer Week will bring together all 16 […]
The Toucan And The Lion
A few weeks ago I mentioned that a new restaurant was opening in the former Mara’s Homemade spot on 6th Street. I had a chance to check the place out last night & I’ll admit that I was very impressed. It’s really hard to believe that this is the same space, gone are the purple […]
Upstate
If you haven’t noticed, I’m a massive fan of oysters. There’s just something about the process that has a special place in my heart. We’re blessed to have a bunch of great oyster spots in the East Village, but newcomer Upstate has jumped in feet first & made quite an impression.
Casimir Launches ‘Monday Night Steakhouse’
I mentioned in April that Casimir had been sold & spoke a bit about what changes could be expected. It seems that the new owner has choosen a direction as I got an email from Type A Media on Wednesday (they seem to represent a few East Village & LES restaurants, they clued me up on Bondi […]
Carteles (CLOSED)
I finally ate at Carteles (443 East 6th Street just off of Avenue A) the Cuban sandwich & coffee shop tucked away inside Cienfuegos. I’m looking forward to rum-inspired Cienfuegos’ full opening (the downstairs is still under construction), but I’ll admit that I was glad to check out what their kitchen has to offer.
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